Sophia's room

The lighting is not so great in some of these pictures, but you can get an idea of what the nursery looks like.












I imagine I'll be spending many hours in this chair.







I had mentioned to my neighbor, Terry, that I though it would be great if I had a hand sanitizer hanging on the nursery wall, and she found one on line and gave it to me as a gift for the baby shower. How great is that?! How messed up am I?! Lexie, calls it handmatizer.

Maternity Photos

Hello everyone,

I had my maternity photos done yesterday. Please check them out and let us know which ones you like the best. We're going to order some on Tuesday, but we're taking a poll in the meantime.
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I'm going to try and post pictures of Sophia's room on Monday, September 1st.

Only 5 more weeks to go!!

Blood clot

I wanted to send out a health update to my friends and family that I don't get to speak to on a regular basis. I apologize if it seems impersonal, I just didn't want to type, or retell the story a million times, so I thought the blog would be the best way to relay the information.

I have been diagnosed w/ a 9 inch blood clot in my left leg. It all started last Friday night when my leg started to ache, and I had a slight red line running up the side of my calf. I let it go until Tuesday, when Laura, told me to go see my doctor. I went in to see our family physician, who looked at it briefly, called in another doctor, and they both said it appeared to be a blood clot, but no need for me to be concerned. In the meantime, the clot continued to run up my leg, and was getting more sore, and red. So, once again Laura, told me to call my OBGYN. Plus, my mom, who is not a worrier, started to worry. Apparently, my great grandfather on my father's side died from a blood clot that started in his leg.

I called my OB, who wanted me in first thing Thursday morning to have a sonogram technician look at it. The technician said it measured out to be about 9 inches long, but to go home, and the doctor will call w/ the results. About 45 minutes later, I get a call from the doctor to come into the office because I'm going to have to learn how to inject myself w/ Lovenox, a blood thinner, for the rest of my pregnancy, and up to 6 weeks afterwards. Her concern is that the clot will break off and travel to my lungs...and, well, you know what would happen after that.

Unlike my husband, I'm not afraid of needles. But the thought of injecting myself two times a day for 14 weeks made me cry. I was trying to be brave as the nurse was demonstrating the process, but I still cried, just a little. Steven was so sweet because he took the day off to cart me back 'n' forth to the doctor's...he was very worried about me, but he couldn't be in the room for the needle demonstration. Which means I'm all on my own for the injections.

I'm getting better at sticking myself, but I really don't enjoy it! It stings for a couple of minutes, and I get nauseated for about two hours afterwards, but other than that it's not too bad. I can tell you that I've definitely ruled out ever becoming a junky!!

I go back in on Monday for more blood tests to make sure it's working. Which I believe it is working, because the redness is going down, as is the pain.

That's it for now. I'll keep you all updated if anything new comes along.
Love you all!
Chels

Steven putting the crib together

Here are some pix of Steven putting the crib together. We just picked up the matching dresser/changing table and will post more pictures of the room when it's a little more finalized. The hutch that goes on top of the dresser won't be in until October. Hopefully it'll come in before Sophia arrives.

Reading the directions.


It only took him one hour and 15 minutes to put it together.

My sweet girls painting the baby's room

Day 1: Laura and Molly



Day 2: Laura. My sweet neighbor, Terry joined the group.




Shannon, in her jammies, being cute.



Day 3: Terry, Molly, and Laura putting the finishing touches on Sophia's room.

4 D Sonogram of Sophia

Here is the anticipated and long awaited 4 D sonogram of our little chubby cheeked Sophia. This video is over twenty minutes long; however, you can fast forward to the parts that you want to see. The little stinker would not move her hands away from her face. -Steven

Baby shower

My baby shower went so well!! We had it earlier in the pregnancy than most people so Sheila could attend before she sets off to Norway for two years. It was so sweet of her to come all the way from Washington.

On Sunday, the day of the shower Steven told us that he was going to play raquetball in the a.m. w/ my dad, and to be ready when he got back so Sheila and I could go to breakfast w/ him. What he really was doing was going to the airport to pick up Pam, and Renee, who came in from Virginia, to surprise me for the shower. I was SO surprised when the two of them walked in w/ Steven. I was on cloud 9. I swear my feet didn't hit the ground the entire day. It was one of the best days of my life.


Here's a picture of the girls before the shower. Aren't they cute?! Of course, Reagan, had to get in the pix as well.


Robert's (my mom's husband) ex wife made this cake that matched the invitations that Laura made, to a T. Didn't she do a great job? We're all one big happy family. =)


Laura made piggy balloons.


The back of the piggy balloon. How cute is the tail?!


Laura made these as party favors. On the inside there's five different bacon recipes. She's so creative!


My mom found these cute piggy bags that say "oink" on them to put the prizes in.


Laura, entertaining the ladies.



Some of the girls...there were 19 of us.


My mom had it catered from one of our favorite local Mexican restaurants, where she's friends w/ the owner.


It took me almost an hour to open all my presents. Everybody was MORE than generous.


My sister is so excited about being an aunt, she made her first quilt for Sophia. It's a piggy quilt!


Katie was due on the day of my shower. She was such a trooper to make it to the party. My mom did some reflexology on her, and started her contractions. She went into the hospital around 1am that next morning, and had her son around 2:30pm, that day.


Two current, and two former American Airlines flight attendants.


Cute picture of Heather, my sister in-law, and my mama.

My sister and brother-we're all smiling.

I had to post this one, because my dad is kind of smiling...he usually scowls in his pictures.
Look at that stain on Lexie's shirt-evidence from dinner. Is she my sister or what?!


We sent the boys-(husband, brother, dad), and Lexie, out to dinner during the shower, and much to my dad's annoyance, all of the ladies were still at his house 3 hours later when they returned. He he.